Elastic overdraw head-check for bridles



(No Model.)

P. 1". KING. ELASTIC OVERDRAW HEAD CHECK FOR BRIDLES.

Patented Feb. 23, 1892.

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PHINEAS F. KING, OF MALDEN, MASSACHUSETTS.

ELASTIC OVERDRAW HEAD-CHECK FOR BRIDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,653, dated February23, 1892.

Application filed October 16, 1891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHINEAS F. KING, of the city of Malden, in thecounty of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Elastic Overdraw Head-Checks for Bridles,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part hereof.

My invention relates to improvements in elastic overdraw head-checksforbridles; and it consists in the novel arrangement and combination ofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter described, and designated inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my complete inventionas applied to the bridle and in position upon the animal, and Fig. 2 isa top plan View of the said device.

The object of my invention is to dispense with the rigid head-check nowinuse, which is of great injury to the horse. To overcome this objectionI use an elastic and adjustable head-check that will urge the animal tohold his head erect and in proper position with perfect ease andcomfort, and yet sufficiently rigid to make it practical.- With theseobjects in view I will now proceed to describe in detail theconstruction and operation of the device.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 represents the ordinaryterret-hook mounted upon the saddle 2.

3 represents an ordinary bridle having an overdraw 4, also of theordinary construction, and to which my invention is easily attached.

5 represents my complete elastic overdraw head-check, which consists ofa fiat strap of sufficient length to answer the purpose for which it isdesigned.

6 represents a metallic ring, which is attached to one end of the strap5, and which is hooked over or encircles the terret-hook in thewell-known manner.

7 represents a roller-clasp, which is carried by the free end oftheoverdraw 4, around which the strap 5 passes when in its proper positionupon the animal.

8 represents,,preferably, a coil spring, one end of which is securedrigidly to the strap 5 Serial No. 408,875. (No model.)

adjacent to the ring 6. This connection can be made in any desirablemanner, and therefore I do not wish to limit myself in this respect. Tothe opposite end of the spring 8 is secured a flat buckle 9 and iscarried thereby, which buckle receives the free end of the strap 5, bymeans of which the head of the horse is adjusted and held.

10 represents a cleat, which is rigidly secured to the strap 5, andthrough which the free end of the strap passes before it is received bythe buckle 9. Another cleat 11, such as the one previously described, isattached to the under surface of the buckle 9, and through which thestrap first passes before it is passed through the roller-clasp 7. Bymeans of these clasps the different parts of the device are held inclose proximity to each other.

The bridle and overdraw being arranged and constructed as previouslydescribed, my device is ready to be applied, as shown, by first placingthe ring 6 over the terret-hook 1 in the usual manner, after which thestrap 5 is passed through the roller-clasp '7, and back and under thecleat 10 to the buckle 9, where it is held in the usual manner. The endof the strap 5 is provided with the usual holes through which the tongueof the buckle passes, by means of which the length of the device isadjusted to suit the convenience of the animal.

I wish it distinctly understood that I do not limit myself to the exactconstruction as herein shown and described, as it isquite evident thatthe same could be changed without departing from the nature of myinvention.

The main object whichI have in view is to construct an overdraw whichhas sufficient elasticity only to give ease and comfort to the animaland yet urge him to keep his head erect in a graceful manner.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. An elastic andautomatically-adjustable checkrein consisting of an overdraw 4, adaptedto pass over the animals head, and a strap one end of which is removablyattachable to a check-hook and the other end freely movable over and onthe attachable portion of said strap, a spring being interposed betweenand able over the other portion of said checkrein,

secured to the ends of said strap, substantially said parts beingcombined substantially as as set forth. described.

2. A double checkrein carrying a spring In testimony whereof Iaifix mysignaturein 5 interposed between and secured to the ends presence of twoWitnesses.

thereof, an overdraw, and a roller carried by the overdraw of thebridle, on which the PHINEAS KING checkrein has movement, the free endof said W'itnesses:

checkrein, after passing over said roller, be- JOHN T. ARMS,

1o ing connected to said spring and freely movl HARRY T. DE GRoor.

